YoYo Games Breaks Barriers to Game Development with Launch of GameMaker
Studio 2

Re-Imagined Follow Up to the Widely Popular GameMaker Studio Delivers
the Most Flexible and Fluid Tool to Seamlessly Publish Games Across
Multiple Platforms

March 08, 2017 09:30 AM Eastern Standard Time

DUNDEE, Scotland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The wait is over for seasoned and aspiring cross-platform game
developers as YoYo
Games releases the highly anticipated GameMaker
Studio 2. The global launch follows the successful open beta and
gives developers the ultimate tools to take creative concepts to market
quickly and efficiently. GameMaker Studio 2 is now available from
the YoYo
Games website starting at $99.99.

YoYo Games also revealed that GameMaker Studio 2 will launch a
closed beta for the Mac IDE to give Mac developers access to the
powerful GameMaker Studio platform for the first time. Developers may
learn more about the upcoming closed beta on the YoYo
Games website.

GameMaker Studio 2 builds upon the best of its predecessor with
rich new features and functionality that take the 2D game development
environment to a new level. Beginners with limited to no coding
experience will rest assured as the trademarked Drag and Drop system
(DnD™) translates into actual code, while professional developers retain
access to a powerful programming language and comprehensive set of tools
for advance exporting and rapid deployment across all leading platforms
including mobile, console and desktop.

With a completely redesigned User Interface, powerful new editors,
enhanced monetization tools and more, GameMaker Studio 2 also
introduces new features and improvements with:

Level editing features: new layer-based level editing gives
developers the ability to create more complex visuals with
backgrounds, tiles, instances, assets and paths. New features also
include level inheritance to create multiple levels at once, and an
advanced tiling system that automatically selects the right tile for
the job;

“GameMaker Studio 2 takes all the best features of the previous
version and elevates game development for all levels by simplifying the
process and allowing creators to focus on making fun and engaging games
that can quickly come to market,” said James Cox, General Manager, YoYo
Games. “YoYo Games is dedicated to supporting the community and
delivering the tools to help developers be successful without breaking
the bank.”

To follow the latest news on GameMaker Studio 2 and to get the
latest on the company’s upcoming Mac IDE beta, please follow YoYo Games
on Facebook,
Twitter
and YouTube.

YoYo Games is the home of GameMaker, the fastest and friendliest
cross-platform game development technology out there. GameMaker
Studio 2 has been completely redeveloped with usability and
efficiency at its core, allowing developers to create games within a
single code base and then publish them to run natively across multiple
platforms including Android, iOS, HTML5, PS4, Xbox One, Windows Desktop,
OS X, Ubuntu, Windows UWP.

To date, the GameMaker Studio family of products has been downloaded
more than 10 million times since 2012 and currently has 200K MAU. YoYo
Games is based in Dundee, Scotland.